Liberty City Trip and Fall Accident Lawyer

No one expects to get hurt when they visit a Liberty City grocery store, gas station, or any other place of business. You expect the owners and operators of the establishments you visit to take steps to ensure you stay safe on their property.

Owners and operators who don’t take steps to keep their property safe could cause severe injury to visitors on their property. Trip and fall accidents often leave injured victims unable to prove liability and fight for themselves. Speaking with the best Liberty City accident attorney is a good idea if you suffered significant injury in a trip and fall accident. You can speak with a Liberty City accident attorney from Wolfson & Leon for your free, no-obligation case consultation by calling 305-285-1115 today.

Liberty City is a neighborhood in Miami-Dade County. The community has a population of 20,831 residents. The median income is $33,936. Most residents use their cars to travel or commute to work. Over 70% of the occupied homes in Liberty City are rented.

Trip and fall accidents generally happen when your foot encounters an obstacle as you walk. Sometimes, you may catch yourself as you stumble forward. In other cases, you could lose your footing and fall.

Trip and fall accidents commonly happen when floors are uneven. You could trip and fall if your shoe gets caught on a loose floorboard, frayed carpet, cracked tile, or in the gap of a missing threshold.

You could also trip over obstacles in walkways, such as corner displays sticking out in the aisle, loose cords or cables, or low-hanging shelves. Employees restocking shelves could cause shoppers to trip and fall if they leave boxes, carts, or other packaging material in the aisle. Elevator doors that don't open evenly with the exterior floor

Some trip-and-fall accidents happen before you even enter the establishment. You could trip over cracked asphalt, potholes, or dips in the parking lot surface. Broken parking stops, hidden curbs, or drainage grades that aren't flush with the walkway may also lead to a trip and fall. You could also trip over elevation changes in parking lots that aren't clearly marked with signs or paint, such as speed bumps or ramps.

You might seek compensation for the damage you've suffered if you are seriously injured while visiting a grocery store, gas station, apartment building, or any other place of business. Claims against property owners typically fall under premises liability, which is a type of personal injury law.

Under premises liability, certain factors must be considered when evaluating whether a property owner or operator is liable for a trip-and-fall accident. To pursue compensation, your claim must show:

• Duty: You were owed a level of care by the owner or operator of the establishment.
• Breach: The property owner or operator breached this duty of care if they failed to remedy a hazardous or defective condition or warn visitors of its presence. A breach may also happen in a dangerous situation the owner or operator should have known about.
• Cause: The accident resulted from this breach of care.
• Damages: You suffered financial loss that you can be compensated for, like medical bills, missed paychecks, or pain and suffering.

You can file a lawsuit up to 2 years after the date of the accident under Florida's personal injury law. If you were seriously hurt in a Liberty City trip and fall accident and plan to file a lawsuit, you should do this as soon as possible. Preparing for a lawsuit can take several weeks, months, or even years. You're out of luck if you miss the deadline to file a lawsuit.

You might be able to take legal action to recover compensation for the damage suffered if you or someone you love was seriously hurt in a Liberty City slip-and-fall accident. Begin the legal process today by calling Wolfson & Leon today to discuss your case and learn your options. We offer a free consultation, so finding out what legal rights you might have costs nothing.

Contact a Liberty City accident lawyer from Wolfson & Leon today by calling 305-285-1115.